The International Department of PREFECO (Preparatoria Federal por Cooperación Melchor Ocampo), a well-respected high school in Morelia, Mexico, is once again opening its doors to international volunteers. This long-running cultural exchange program offers a unique opportunity to share your country’s culture, language, and traditions with Mexican students — all while immersing yourself in local life.
Volunteers will live with a local host family, receive free meals and accommodation, and participate in school-organised trips and cultural events, including Día de los Muertos and Noche Mexicana.
They will spend 25–30 hours a week supporting cultural learning at the school and helping students broaden their global perspective.
The program runs from August 18 to November 29, 2025. Applicants should be 22+, have a clean criminal record, and hold a BA (or be in the final years of study). English fluency (B2 minimum) is required; no Spanish needed.
This is a well-established project, now in its 15th edition, with more than 50 volunteers having participated since 2010.
No fees are charged.
Volunteers must cover their own flights and medical insurance.
Apply now via the Google form (step 1) before Sunday, June 29th, 2025.
Early applicants are prioritised!
- Contact: Jorge Luis Echenique Santibáñez 📧
- Official website 🌐
- Instagram: @dip.internacional.prefeco.mex 📷
- Facebook: Departamento Internacional PREFECO 📘
Cultural exchange volunteer Mexico – more information:
Do you charge volunteers a daily or weekly fee?
- No, we offer free food and accommodation
How many hours of volunteering help will you expect per week?
- about 25-30 hours
Amazing Brotherhood Among Nations – Volunteering Opportunity in Mexico.
A Win-Win wonderful opportunity.
Part-time volunteering sharing your country’s culture at a prestigious high school in Mexico.
No participation fees!
By far… One of the best volunteering opportunities you will ever find… 52 previous participants in seven years, confirm this!
The 15th edition of a wonderful, successful program where you share your country’s culture.
Apply now!
In order to apply, start your registration at 2025B Intercultural Selection Process steps:
https://forms.gle/kcp9HZ4sfx1mtwhDA
STEP 1
The deadline to apply is Sunday, June 29th, 2025…
Early applicants will have better chances!
The sooner you apply, the more likely you’ll be able to become one of our selected four.
Country of origin: Anywhere in the world: Asia, Africa, Canada, USA, Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
You can apply if you are over 22 and have a clean criminal record.
BA degree required, or currently enrolled in final years of University studies. (Tourism Diplomas also accepted)
Required spoken language: Advanced English (C1 preferred, – Minimum: B2 level)
Three and a half month commitment. (August 18th, 2025 – November 29th, 2025)
No Spanish required. (So, you speak a bit of Spanish? You can apply anyway)
Location: Morelia, Mexico.
Preparatoria Federal por Cooperación Melchor Ocampo.
We provide: EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR FLIGHTS or medical insurance
Including: airport pickup, pocket money, free quality accommodation: private room with a Mexican family, three meals a day, and more.
Wonderful opportunity of joining Mexican traditions: The Day of the Dead, and The Noche Mexicana.
Free, two all-inclusive school trips to:
- 1. Teotihuacan, and Museo Nacional de Antopología in Mexico City
- 2. Tequila, Jalisco (subject to change according to new school programs)
You would be expected to arrive in Mexico at least two days before August 18th, 2024, and you can leave anytime after November 29th.
Facebook: Departamento Internacional PREFECO
Instagram: dip.internacional.prefeco.mex
Previous volunteers:
2025 from Italy: https://youtu.be/iQrgdEclwDQ
2024 from Latvia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvRUkJ_zgCg
2024 From Spain: https://youtu.be/0Mtr5Q7TCGU
2023 from Nigeria: https://youtu.be/PmHW6lvTWG4
2022 from Germany: https://youtu.be/ZlKEatZUuso
2021 from Italy: https://youtu.be/TQw2Gz_jOFo
2021 from Spain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpZDB_pAXn8Questions? email me:
Jorge Luis Echenique Santibáñez
jorge.echenique@prefecomelchorocampo.edu.mx
Head of the International Department PREFECO – Morelia – Mexico
cultural exchange volunteer Mexico
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